Chinese Lady Seated at a Table, Composing an Ode

The woman sits cross-legged on the floor, facing right. Her black hair is styled in an updo with a red floral accessory. She wears a blue kimono with red designs and a white necklace. The woman holds a brush in her right hand and writes on a long white sheet of paper on a low brown table in front of her. The table holds a stack of books to the right, a small green bowl, and a blue box. A large knife or sword lies on the floor to the left of the table. The woman sits on a blue and red patterned mat. The background features a yellow sky with gray clouds. The image has a beige border with a gray floral pattern. There is Japanese text throughout the image.